Hi Ian, I beg to differ, Led Zepplin did stairway to heaven, Fred Hoinville did Halfway to heaven, both good in there own rights, absolute classics, much as you are . regards JR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patching" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:05 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] EPB 1A Flying Plank
> Yes the tapes are still available. The content has the plank flying at > Moorabin and other films including Queer Birds ( A tape of gliding with the > VMFG at Berwick) and the T-31 10,000th flight. Let me know if you want one, > $17:00 each. Postage included. > The Plank at Benalla is now in the care of the Australian Gliding Museum who > have refurbished the airframe and it is ready to be painted. A truly > wonderful restoration but not to flying condition. I have recollections of > the people talking about the Plank when I was a kid and remember the GFA > being very anti the design. The AV-36 was better accepted and there were 2 > of them built. As far as we know there are the remains of 3 Planks still in > existance. The one with the Museum, one in WA and the remains of one in > Melbourne. We don't know where the AV-36's are. It would be great to get one > for the Museum. > Allan Ashs' book has some good reading along with Fred Hoinvilles Stairway > to Heaven. The thing about flying wings is that they are seen as the answer > to reducing drag and therefor must be good. Hasn't seemed to have really > worked in reality. Harry Shneider produced the Light weight and small Gnome > in response to the Plank but no clubs or individuals were really interested. > Cheers all. > Ian P > Kookaburra Precision Soaring Team > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave and Cath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." > <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:00 PM > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] EPB 1A Flying Plank > > > >I remember seeing a video put together by VMFG with some B&W footage of > >Fred Hoinville attempting to fly a Plank. Looked pretty interesting... > > A year or two ago Roger Druce still had some copies at Bacchus. > > > > Dave Long > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Parncutt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." > > <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 1:54 PM > > Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] EPB 1A Flying Plank > > > > > >>I think if you were to get in touch with Alan Patching or his son Ian, you > >>will find a wealth of knowledge regarding the Flying Plank. > >> Alan Ash's book Gliding in Australia also has a couple of pages (140 - > >> 141) on the subject with a photo taken at Moorabin in 1957 where Fred > >> Hoinville conducted test flights with Jack Iggulden, Reg Todhunter and > >> Alan Patching observing. > >> > >> John Parncutt > >> VMFG > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > >> plchampness > >> Sent: Tuesday, 2 May 2006 11:32 AM > >> To: Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > >> Subject: [Aus-soaring] EPB 1A Flying Plank > >> > >> > >> I am researching the history of the Flying Plank in Australia. Does > >> anyone have any recollections of Planks flying or being built? What > >> about Planks in thge USA or other countries. Would anyone have a set of > >> plans, construction drawings or construction notes? > >> > >> Yours Peter Champness > >> 03 9497b 2048 > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Aus-soaring mailing list > >> Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > >> To check or change subscription details, visit: > >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Aus-soaring mailing list > >> Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > >> To check or change subscription details, visit: > >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Aus-soaring mailing list > > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > > To check or change subscription details, visit: > > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/328 - Release Date: 1/05/2006 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
